Bulkhead



Jan, 13; 1925.

W. J. LAFFEY BULKHEAD Filed Feb. l,

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W. J. LAFFEY BULKHEAD Filed Feb. 1, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ZZ ZZ 'Y -l-(l [I y K ffy] @f5 Patented Jan. 13, 1925.

UNITED ,af-f.

WILLIAM J. LAFFEY, O'F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

l BULKHEAD.

Application iled February 1, 1923. Serial No. 616,226.

To all whom. t may concern."

Be it known that I', WILLiAM J. LAFFEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of thecity of Chicago, county of Cook, vand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'Bulkheads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bulkheads especially designed to be used in connection with freight cars and has for its principal object the provision of lan improved construction of this character which will serve as a simple and etlicient brace for merchandise within the freight car.

Amongother objects of the invention is the provision of a bulkhead which can be conveniently moved and adjusted into bracing position and be moved out of bracing position when the freight car is used for transporting freight not requiring the provision of a brace to retain the freight from creeping or sliding during transit.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by lreference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1, is a vertical cross sectional view ot a freight car showing a bulkhead, em'- bodying the invention, associated therewith;

Fig. 2, is a sectional view taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, is a sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, is a sectional View similar to that illustrated in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, is a side elevational view of the bulkhead as it appears when out of bracing position;

Fig. 6, is a sectional view of the bulkhead taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7, is a sectional view taken substantially on line 7-7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8, is asectional view taken substantially on line 8--8 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 9, is a perspective view of a lock pin embodied in the invention.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates a freight car `and `B indicates the bulkhead embodying the invention. The bulkhead p comprises asuppor'ting member 10 carried by and having threaded engagement With 'a stud shaft 11, said stud shaft 11 being carried by a truck -12 comprising grooved wheels 13 adapted to Aride -on a track 14 traversing the freight car and carried by the side walls thereof.

.The lower extremity of the member 10 is adapted when the bulkhead is in bracing position to pass into a socket 10 formed in a block 11 embedded in the Hoor 12 of the freight car, there being a collar 13 carried bythe member 10 adapted to rest on the block 11.

Mounted for slidable movement longitudinally with respect to the member 10, are supporting brackets 15 having lock pins 16 for engagement with sockets 17 formedl in the member 10, the lock 'pins 16 being manipulated by caps 18 having integral linger gripping portions 19. The lock pins 16 are under control of spring members 20. As shown in Fig. 7 a groove 21 is formed in the member 10 into which the lock pins 16 are adapted to work when the brackets 15 are moved, this construction being such that the brackets are held against circumferential movement with respect to the member 10.

Pivotally carried by each of the brackets 15 are bracev or spaced vpartition members 22, formed of suitable material that will best serve the purpose, preferably of malleable iron for obvious reasons. In Fig. 1 of the drawings the braces are shown in bracing position and when in this position their outer extremities are ada ted to pass into recesses 23,y formed in a p ate 24 embedded in the door jambs 25 of the freight car. The ends of the braces are conned in the recesses by plate members 26 mounted for slidable movement on the exposed faces of l the members 24, there being slots 27 formed in the plates 26 having threaded bolts 28 working therein to permit lthe sliding movement of the plates. Entrance slots 29 are formed in the plates 26 and are adapted to register with the recesses 23- to permitthe entrance of the extremities of the braces therein, the plates 26 being in their uppermost position asindicated in Fig. 4 when the entrance slots re ister with the recesses, the plates being he d 'in such position by pins 30 carried by chains 31 fixed to the door jamb as clearly shown in Fig. 4, said ins being insertable in holes 31. After the ends of the braces are passed into the recesses, the pins 30 are removed and the plates permitted to dropdown into `a position such that will close the entranceof the recesses, as best shown in 3. v y In Fig. l5, the bulkhead 1s shown out of' ports the adjacent bracket which in turn supports one ofthe braces of other brackets, as indicated at 33. Thisbracket in turn supports the top o1' adjacent bracket as shown, the braces by means of the chains are prevented from Hopping around when the train is in transit.

After the supporting brackets and braces have been arranged as illustrated in Fig. 5, the member l0 is rotated, threaded on the stud shaftll drawing the lower extremity thereof from engagement with the' socket 10. After this has been accomplished, the bulkhead is carried by means of the truck l2 and track 14 over to one side of the freight car and fastened in position against -the'wall thereof by means of alchain 35 having one end ixedly secured to the wall and the other end releasably secured to Van eyelet (not shown v It vis'apparent rom the description herej in that I provide a' bulkhead simple in structure and one which can be moved and adjusted into and out of bracing position, the manner of moving the bulkhead and adjusting the samein bracing position v.being obvious-from the description herein and by reference to the drawings.

f I `IVhile I have illustrated and described the' preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capableo'f variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention, I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variations andV modificationsas come within the scope of the appended claims. 'Y

Having described my invention `what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A structure cluding a supporting member, and brace members carried by the supporting member for movement longitudinally with respect thereto vand for vertical pivotal movement. 2. A structure of the class described including a movable supporting me1nber,rand

brace members carried by the supporting ymember for movement longitudinally with of the class describedin! respectk thereto and for vertical pivotal movement. y v

3. A structureof-the class described comprising a supportin member extending upright from` a floor,` rackets carried kby said member, and brace members carriedby said brackets for vertical pivotal movement.

j 4. A structure of the class described comy prising a movable supporting member, brackets carried by said member, for movement longitudinallyv 'with respect thereto, and brace members carried by said brackets for vertical pivotal movemen i 5. A bulkhead for'thepurposeshereinsety forth including a.V vertical supporting member transverse bracev members 'carried b said supporting memberiand adaptedtol 'be' i i swung vertically intoand-out of bracing position, and means. for" locking ,said brace` members in bracing position. v f y 6. A bulkhead for the purposes 'herein set forth including a ,memberv having a socket formed therein, a supporting'member hav-v ing one end mounted in the socket when in operative position, brace -members carried by said lsupporting member, and means for moving said supporting membervertically,

when rotated thereonl to bring the end therey of out of the. socket to permit moving lof said member land said brace members. j

7. A bulkhead for the purposes lherein set forth,v including a member' having means for bracing freight and adapted to be moved into and out of bracing position, a member having a socket formed therein for the reception of an 'end of said memberi when in bracing position, and means carryingy said first named member and provided with threaded means for lifting the end ofthe member out of the socket to 'permit moving said member. y

8.- Abulkhead for lthe purposes herein set forth 4including a supporting member, bracing means carried by said membery and` adapted to be swung vertically and adjusted longitudinally with respect thereto outv of bracing position, and means for locking said bracing means in such position...

9. In combination Witha freight car, rc-4 cessed members embeddedinthe door'jainbs of said freight car, a supportmg membeigiand bracing members carried bysaid supporting Cil - `a track traversing said car,

cessed members embedded in the door jainbsof said freight car, a supporting member,

and bracing members carried by said sup- 12. In combination with a freight car, re-

cessed members embedded in the door jambs of said freight car. a supporting member movable transversely with respect to said car, and bracing members carried'by said supporting member' for vertical, pivotal movement and having their outer extremities confinedl in the recesses of said first named members when in bracing position.

13. In combinationwith a freight car, of recessed members fixed to the door jambs of the car, a bulkhead comprising pivotally mounted bracing members having their outer extremities confinedr inthe recesses of said first named member When in bracing position.

14. In combination with a freight car, recessed members fixed to the door jambs of the car, a bulkhead movable transversely with respect to the car and including members having their outer ends vmounted in the recesses of said first named members.

15. In combination with a freight car, recessed 'members fixed to the door jambs of the car, a bulkhead movable transversely7 with respect to the car and including members having their outer ends mounted in the recesses of said first named members, and means for locking the ends of said members in said recesses.

16. In combination with a freight car, recessed members fixed to the door jambs of 'the car, a bulkhead movable transversely with respect to the car and including mem,- bers having their outer ends mounted in the vrecesses of said first named members, and

means for releasably lockingthe ends of said members in said recesses.

17. In combination With a freight car, of a track traversing said car, a supporting member adapted to ride on' said track, and a bulkhead carried by said supporting member to be moved to the side of said car and comprising a support and bracing members carried thereby for vertical pivotal movement.

18. In combination with aA freight car, of a track traversing said car, a supporting member adapted to ride on said track, and

a bulkhead carried by said supporting member comprising a support and bracing members pivotally carried thereby, and recessed members fixed to the door ambs of the freight car for the reception of the outer ends of said bracing members.

19. In combination with a freight car, of a supporting member adapted to ride on said track, and a spect to a freight car and tudinally extending groove formed therein,

bulkhead carried by said supporting member comprising a support'and bracing members pivotally carried thereby, recessed members fixed to the door jambs of the freight car for the reception of the outer ends of said bracing members, and plates mounted for slidable movement on said recessed members and having slots adapted to register with the recesses of said members to permit the passage of the ends of said bracing members therein, said plates being adapted to lock said ends in said recesses.

:20..A bulkhead for the purposes herein set forthv including a supporting member mounted for movement transversely With respect to a freight car and having a longi tudinally extending groove formed therein brackets having pin -members Working in said groove and adapted to engage sockets formed in said member for holding said brackets in operative position, and bracing members carried by said brackets.

21. A bulkhead for the purposes herein set forth including a supporting member mounted for movement transversely with respect to a freight car and having a longitudinally extending groove formed therein, brackets having pin members Working in said groove and adapted to engage sockets formed in said member for holding said brackets in operative position, and bracing members carried by said brackets for vertical pivotal movement.

22. A bulkhead for the purposes herein set forth including a supporting member mounted for movement transversely with rehaving a longibrackets having pin members Working in said groove and adapted to engage sockets formed in said member for holding said brackets in operative position, and bracing members carried by said brackets adapted to be pivoted into andfout of bracing position, means for locking said bracing members out of bracing position, and means for locking said bracing members in bracing position.

23. A bulkhead for the purposes herein set forth including a supporting member, bracing members carried by said supporting member for movement longitudinally with respect thereto and for vertical pivotal movement, and means permitting movement of said support from operative position.

24. In combination with a freight car, a supporting post mounted upright Within said car, and a plurality of brace bars spaced and mounted transversely on said supportN ing post, to form a partition, and adapted to be swung on said post and arranged parallel therewith, and adjacent thereto, out of operative position.

25. In combination with a freight car, supporting means mounted Within the car, bracket means mounted on said supporting means, and partition means mounted on said bracket means, said partition 'meansbeing arrangedto be swung on said bracket means and moved parallel with said supporting means and adjacent thereto out of operative position. t

Q 26. In combination with a freight car, supporting mea-ns mounted Within the car, bracket means mounted on said supporting means, partition means mounted on' said bracket means, said partition means being arranged to be swung on said bracket means and moved parallel With said supporting means and adjacent there-to out of operative position, and means for lockingsaid partition means in said parallel inoperative position.

27. Inv combination with a vfreight car, supporting means mounted Within said car, bracket members mounted for movement longitudinally on said supporting means, an partition members movably mounted on said bracket members and adapted to be arranged parallel With said supporting means and to be ad`usted longitudinally with said bracket mem ers on said supporting-means, one of said partition members having its free end supported on another of said bracket members when adjusted in inoperative position.

28. In combination With a freight car, a `track mounted in said car, supporting means mounted to move along said track,'and partition membersv mounted to swing on said supporting means and arranged to extend ative'position, and means 'for locking said mechanism againstsaid car Wall.

30. In combination with 1a freight cara track mounted Within said car, supporting car out of operative posimeans mounted tomove along said track,

partition members mounted for swingable movement on said supporting means, and bei/ng foldable thereag inst in their inoperativeposition, means for locking said partition members in such'folded position, said mechanism being movable-against az Wall of lthe car-out of operative position,r and means for locking said mechanism against said car Wall in such operative position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence kof two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM J. LAFFEY,

Witnesses:

FREDA C. ArrLEToN, CLARENCE E. THREEDY. 

